Black composers – Upcoming Concerts
Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra: Celebrating Latin America
Saturday, June 1, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 4:15pm (PDT)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Program includes works by
Traditional,
Unknown,
Rubén Fuentes,
Astor Piazzolla,
Carlos Gardel,
Consuelo Velázquez,
Agustín Lara,
José Barros,
Juan Bautista Madera Castro,
Bebo Valdés,
Carlinhos Brown,
Isidro Infante,
Sergio George, and
Fernando Osorio.
$25 ($12 ages 13-18/student/senior; ages 12 & under free)
Coast to Coast: Chamber Music from California, Miami, & Boston
Saturday, June 1, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Goethe-Institut Boston, Boston, MA, United States
Dwight Banks
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Tre
Richard Festinger — Tapestries
Curtis Hughes — Caduceus
Andre Myers — Falling Skyward
Kathryn Salfelder — Nocturno
Richard Festinger — Tapestries
Curtis Hughes — Caduceus
Andre Myers — Falling Skyward
Kathryn Salfelder — Nocturno
$25 ($10 student/senior, $5 EBT Card holder—Mass Cultural Council Card-to-Culture)
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 with Jonathan Carney
Saturday, June 1, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
The Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD, United States
Zoltán Kodály
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Dances of Galánta
Max Bruch — Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor
Max Bruch — Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor
$21-$102
Seattle Symphony: She's Got Soul Featuring Capathia Jenkins
Saturday, June 1, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Whitney Houston
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Selected works
Gladys Knight — Selected works
Chaka Khan — Selected works
Adele — Selected works
Gladys Knight — Selected works
Chaka Khan — Selected works
Adele — Selected works
$55-$125
Seattle Symphony: She's Got Soul Featuring Capathia Jenkins
Sunday, June 2, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Whitney Houston
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Selected works
Gladys Knight — Selected works
Chaka Khan — Selected works
Adele — Selected works
Gladys Knight — Selected works
Chaka Khan — Selected works
Adele — Selected works
$55-$125
WWU String Sinfonia: Puccini, Perkinson, Tchaikovsky
Western Washington University String Sinfonia and
Western Washington University (WWU) Department of Music
Monday, June 3, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, Bellingham, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Carl Reinecke
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12 Tonbilder ("Twelve Tone Pictures")
(selections)
Giacomo Puccini — I Crisantemi ("Chrysanthemums")
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson — Sinfonietta No. 1 ("II. Song Form: Largo")
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 (selections)
Giacomo Puccini — I Crisantemi ("Chrysanthemums")
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson — Sinfonietta No. 1 ("II. Song Form: Largo")
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 (selections)
Free
45th Parallel: Unapologetic
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
The Old Church at St. Mary Magdalene Parish (The Old Madeleine Church), Portland, OR, United States
Damien Geter
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Neo-Soul for string quartet
Damien Geter — I Said What I Said
Louise Farrenc — Nonet in E-flat major, Op. 38
Damien Geter — I Said What I Said
Louise Farrenc — Nonet in E-flat major, Op. 38
$30 ($20 senior/student)
Nashville Symphony Free Community Concert
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (CDT)
Downtown Commons, Clarksville, TN, United States
Program includes works by
John Stafford Smith,
Franz von Suppé,
Antonín Dvořák,
Johannes Brahms,
Carlos Simon,
Ennio Morricone,
Alan Menken,
Various,
Harold Arlen,
John Williams,
John Philip Sousa,
Boudleaux Bryant, and
Felice Bryant.
Free
Nashville Symphony: Musicians Corner
Thursday, June 6, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (CDT)
Centennial Park, Nashville, TN, United States
Program includes works by
John Stafford Smith,
Franz von Suppé,
Antonín Dvořák,
Johannes Brahms,
Carlos Simon,
Ennio Morricone,
Alan Menken,
Various,
Harold Arlen,
John Williams,
John Philip Sousa,
Boudleaux Bryant, and
Felice Bryant.
Free
Duke Ellington: In a Symphonic Mood
Friday, June 7, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Aaron Davis Hall at the City College of New York (CUNY), New York, NY, United States
James P. Johnson
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Yamekraw
(orch. William Grant Still)
Duke Ellington — Harlem (orch. Maurice Peress)
Duke Ellington — Harlem (orch. Maurice Peress)
$20 general, $50 VIP seating ($5 student/senior)
Nashville Symphony Free Community Concert
Friday, June 7, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (CDT)
Key Park I, Lafayette, TN, United States
Program includes works by
John Stafford Smith,
Franz von Suppé,
Antonín Dvořák,
Johannes Brahms,
Carlos Simon,
Ennio Morricone,
Alan Menken,
Various,
Harold Arlen,
John Williams,
John Philip Sousa,
Boudleaux Bryant, and
Felice Bryant.
Free
PSU Orchestra: Unfinished Business
Saturday, June 8, 2024 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Lincoln Recital Hall (LH 75) at Portland State University, Portland, OR, United States
TBA
Kinnara at Chorus America
Saturday, June 8, 2024 @ 4:00pm – 4:30pm (EDT)
Church at Wieuca, Atlanta, GA, United States
Herbert Howells
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Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing
Jonathan Woody — I Conquer the World with Words
Johannes Brahms — Fest und Gedenksprüche, Op. 109
Byunghee Oh / Traditional — Kwaejina Ching Ching
Jonathan Woody — I Conquer the World with Words
Johannes Brahms — Fest und Gedenksprüche, Op. 109
Byunghee Oh / Traditional — Kwaejina Ching Ching
Free
Composers Concordance: A Knack for Anachronism
Saturday, June 8, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Saint John's In the Village, New York, NY, United States
Program includes works by
Gene Pritsker,
Charles Coleman,
Jay Elfenbein,
Lynn Bechtold,
Dan Cooper,
David Rothenberg,
Sophie Dunér, and
Vincent Youmans.
$20 in advance, $30 at the door
Nashville Symphony Free Community Concert
Saturday, June 8, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (CDT)
Cumberland University, Lebanon, TN, United States
Program includes works by
John Stafford Smith,
Franz von Suppé,
Antonín Dvořák,
Johannes Brahms,
Carlos Simon,
Ennio Morricone,
Alan Menken,
Various,
Harold Arlen,
John Williams,
John Philip Sousa,
Boudleaux Bryant, and
Felice Bryant.
Free
Seattle Choral Company: American Psalmfest
Saturday, June 8, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Abbie Betinis
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Psalm 126: A Song of Ascents
Nathan Carter — Psalm 131
Adolphus Hailstork — I Will Lift up Mine Eyes
Leonard Bernstein — Chichester Psalms
Nathan Carter — Psalm 131
Adolphus Hailstork — I Will Lift up Mine Eyes
Leonard Bernstein — Chichester Psalms
Advance: $27 ($22 senior, $5 student; ages 6-10 free)
At the door: $30 ($24 senior)
SFCA presents Birds & Bees & Dirty Knees: A Garden Tribute
Sunday, June 9, 2024 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
St. Mark's Lutheran Church, San Francisco, CA, United States
Program includes works by
Felix Mendelssohn,
Wayne Eastwood,
Imogen Holst,
Russell Burnham,
Josquin des Prez,
Kirke Mechem,
William Hawley,
John Harmon,
Hugo Alfvén,
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel,
Balázs Kecskés D.,
Eric M Tuan,
Václav Nelhýbel,
Johannes Brahms,
Matthew Van Brink,
Conrad Susa,
Jonathan Mitchell,
Christopher Marshall,
Thomas Phillips,
Sylke Zimpel, and
Patricia Julien.
In advance: Pay what you will |
At the door: $35 ($30 senior, $15 ages 29 & under)
Nashville Symphony Free Community Concert
Sunday, June 9, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (CDT)
Smith Springs Community Center, Nashville, TN, United States
Program includes works by
John Stafford Smith,
Franz von Suppé,
Antonín Dvořák,
Johannes Brahms,
Carlos Simon,
Ennio Morricone,
Alan Menken,
Various,
Harold Arlen,
John Williams,
John Philip Sousa,
Boudleaux Bryant, and
Felice Bryant.
Free
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: The Pines of Rome
Thursday, June 13, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
Jessie Montgomery
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Records from a Vanishing City
Richard Strauss — Vier letzte Lieder ("Four Last Songs"), Op. posth.
James Lee III — Selected works (new commission TBA)
Ottorino Respighi — Pini di Roma ("The Pines of Rome")
Richard Strauss — Vier letzte Lieder ("Four Last Songs"), Op. posth.
James Lee III — Selected works (new commission TBA)
Ottorino Respighi — Pini di Roma ("The Pines of Rome")
$15-$92
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: The Pines of Rome
Friday, June 14, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
Online and in-person
Jessie Montgomery
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Records from a Vanishing City
Richard Strauss — Vier letzte Lieder ("Four Last Songs"), Op. posth.
James Lee III — Selected works (new commission TBA)
Ottorino Respighi — Pini di Roma ("The Pines of Rome")
Richard Strauss — Vier letzte Lieder ("Four Last Songs"), Op. posth.
James Lee III — Selected works (new commission TBA)
Ottorino Respighi — Pini di Roma ("The Pines of Rome")
In person: $15-$72 |
Stream: $25